Bhubaneswar, Dec. 16: With physiotherapy emerging as a key component of treatment for various diseases, the Odisha government will consider appointment of a physiotherapist in each Public Health Centre (PHC) in the state, Minister for Law, Excise and Works, Mr. Pruthiraj Harichandan has said. “Physiotherapy has become a vital part of treatment and it now…
New Delhi,18/10:Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim and four other accused have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the manager Ranjit Singh murder case. The CBI court of Panchkula has given the verdict. The court has also imposed a fine of 31 lakhs on Ram Rahim, while the rest of the accused have been asked to pay…
Change, 15/5: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has split with a breakaway group, claiming to be the ‘real’ organisation, appointing Rajesh Chauhan as the new chief. Naresh Tikait has been removed from the president’s post and so has BKU spokesman Rakesh Tikait. The development took place on the death anniversary of BKU founder…
Chennai, 28/1: Six people were on Sunday killed in a road accident near Pulliyangudi in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi district after a cement lorry collided with a car. A team of police officials is present at the spot to probe the matter.
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Friday with two more deaths in Sivasagar, pushing the state’s toll this year to 80.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 2.12 lakh people are affected across 437 villages in 21 revenue circles spanning eight districts.The districts under flood impact include Golaghat, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Charaideo,…
Colombo, 5/9: The drama that lasted a couple of days found an unlikely but logical end as Sri Lankan Cricket officials revealed that the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup will remain in Colombo as per the original schedule.There was speculation that the games would move to either Hambantota or Pallekele, where the league…
Puri: Police in Puri district have apprehended four persons in connection with a brutal assault and attempted murder case reported from Kanas area, officials said on Monday.According to a press note issued by the District Headquarters, Puri, the case has been registered at Kanas Police Station under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including…
Kataka: A fresh controversy has erupted at Ravenshaw University after Kataka Sadar MLA and Senate Member Prakash Chandra Sethi wrote to Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, seeking action against the university’s Head of the Department of Education and Chief Warden, Dr. Sudarshan Mishra, for his alleged ‘misconduct’ during a meeting convened to resolve an…
New Delhi, 14/9: A day after the I.N.D.I.A Coordination Committee’s decision, the bloc’s Working Group on Media on Thursday put out a list of 14 TV anchors on whose shows the constituents would not send their representatives. The anchors named are Arnab Goswami (Republic TV), Aditi Tyagi (Bharat Express), Amish Devgan and Aman Chopra (News18…
Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Suresh Devadatta Singh, who replaced Sanjeev Panda as the chief of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police, took charge on Monday afternoon. Singh previously served as the Additional D.G. of Police, CID-CB, Cuttack. Suresh Devdatta Singh, a 1998-batch IPS officer, was transferred to the new post via a notification issued by the Odisha Home Department…
